Vanessa Bryant wishes daughter Bianka a happy 4th birthday as she celebrates for first time without Kobe: ‘You bring so much sunshine’
Vanessa Bryant is celebrating her daughter Bianka on her special day – one of many firsts without her husband.
On Saturday the 38-year-old wife of the late Kobe Bryant, 42, took to social media to wish her daughter a happy fourth birthday as she shared some sweet snaps throughout the years.
In what has been a very tough year for the Bryant family after losing Kobe and 14-year-old Gianna in a helicopter crash in late January, Vanessa gushed ‘you bring so much sunshine to our days,’ as she penned a thoughtful tribute.
Birthday wishes: Vanessa Bryant, 38, wishes daughter Bianka a happy fourth birthday as she writes, ‘You bring so much sunshine to our days,’ on first birthday without Kobe; pictured 2019
Sharing a photo of Bianka in a palm tree printed bathing suit and floppy hat, Vanessa wished her middle child a joyous day.
‘Happy 4th birthday Bianka! We love you sooooooo much. You bring so much sunshine to our days. Thank you. God bless you baby girl,’ she wrote as she signed off, ‘Love, Mommy, Daddy, Nani, Gigi and Koko.’
Bryant made sure that Bianka felt the love from both her daddy and sister who were present in spirit as they rang in her first birthday without them.
Feeling loved: Vanessa shared a few photos of Bianka as she sent love on her special day from the whole family
Tickled pink: In one snap Bianka could be seen with hot pink spray painted hair
She also shared a photo of Bianka with pink spray painted hair as she said, ‘My baby is 4! Happy birthday Bianka!!!!’ with a bunch of celebratory emojis.
17-year-old Natalia also paid tribute to ‘Bianka Bella’ as she wrote, ‘Happy Birthday B.B. Kiddo. Four Years Old Already…Such A Big Girl Now!’
The birthday comes just one week after Vanessa celebrated the 21st anniversary of she and Kobe’s first meeting.
She shared a photo of the couple in a loving embrace at Disneyland from their 20th anniversary in 2019 as they celebrated ‘old school style,’ as Kobe called it in his tribute to her last year.
The pair first met on the shoot of a music video in 1999 where she was working as a background dancer and he was working on a rap album which was never released.
Daddy’s girl: Vanessa shared a photo of daughter Capri, one, in late September holding a framed black and white photo of Kobe
Holding tight: On the 21st anniversary of their first meeting Vanessa shared a photo of the couple embracing at Disneyland during a 2019 celebration; pictured November 27th
Swiftly getting engaged six months later after she turned 18 the pair lived a beautiful life together before his tragic passing.
‘Our love for them is endless — and that’s to say, immeasurable. I just wish I could hug them, kiss them and bless them. Have them here with us, forever,’ she said in a January statement after speaking out publicly about the loss for the first time.
Currently Bryant is seeking damages for negligence, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress in a lawsuit against the LA County Sheriff after finding out officers shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash victims.
Endless love: Gianna and Kobe tragically lost their lives in a January helicopter crash while on the way to one of her basketball games and are survived by Vanessa and siblings Natalia, Bianka and Capri; pictured July 2019